“he who will not economize will have to agonize”
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A Chinese thinker and social philosopher.
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“he who will not economize will have to agonize”
“The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spo...”
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.”
“The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.”
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“One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?”
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“I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.”
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“Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.”
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“We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not...”
“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”
“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”
“If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.”
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“Don’t grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead.”
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“The noble-minded worry about their lack of ability, not about people’s failure to recognize their ability.”
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“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of...”
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“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.”
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“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forge...”
“You cannot open a book without learning something.”